How to uninstall or remove grep software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to uninstall or remove grep software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

You can uninstall or removes an installed grep package itself from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove grep 

Uninstall grep including dependent package

If you would like to remove grep and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove grep 
Use Purging grep

If you use with purge options to grep package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge grep 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove grep 

See Also,

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